| MISBEHAVE | Be told to 26/54-Across, perhaps |
| VERBALGYMNASTICS | Fancy, evasive language ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 26-, 54- and 65-Across |
| LANGUAGEBARRIER | Communication problem ... illustrated literally by the black squares before 5-, 19-, 26-, 54-, 65- and 73-Across |
| FOODFIGHT | Cafeteria shout that might provoke the moves at 17-, 26-, 54- and 64-Across? |
| BEER | A worker's right to 26 perhaps (4) |
| SAYWHEN | Request to be told to stop pouring drink (3,4) |
| REPEATABLE | Fit to be told to others |
| BACKSEATDRIVERS | They're likely to be told to belt up? |
| FIREMAN | He may be told to go to blazes (7) |
| BYHEART | Be told to fill quantity of computer memory (mostly committed to memory) (2,5) |
| CHEQUER | Vet may be told to put things in black and white, perhaps |
| AISLE | I will be told to make my way to the altar (5) |
| INAMORATA | Lover yielding up a pitch to 26 (9) |
| SASHIMI | Band I note is a possible accompaniment to 26 |
| CLOUT | Regularly call on us to 26 (5) |
| ELABORATE | Having returned the bundle to "26", tell you more (9) |
| ALPHABETICAL | Related to 26 characters (12) |
| ARM | Furnish weaponry to 26 (3) |
| SEBASTIAN | Brother to 26 stirred beans, adding in wine (9) |
| AGE | From about 11 to 26 years, for a Gen Z-er |
